The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast

There's something quite magical about people in the hair and makeup business - No matter how introverted our clients are, whether they're regular customers or complete strangers, as soon as they sit down in that chair and we ask how they're doing, they open up completely. By the time their hair and makeup is done we're well on our way to solving all the world's problems, ready to pick it up again at their next appointment! The Beauty School Dropouts squad gets a lot of really lovely feedback from our clients - whether they've come to see us at a car show, popped in for a lesson, or booked us for their wedding - and the one constant is always that people really enjoy talking with us, and listening to our stories, jokes, advice, and general banter. If the last few years have shown us anything, it's the importance of human connection, and we've really missed all our clients while we've been yo-yoing in and out of lockdowns and restrictions, so we've decided to start a podcast. The Beauty School Dropouts Pod is part agony aunt, part salon banter, and all fabulous - because a good hairdresser is cheaper than a therapist!

Episodes

Episode 67 - Still Learning

Welcome to the sixty seventh episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the gang catch up on the last couple of weeks and chat about trying to find yourself again after becoming a parent, why sometimes positive ...

May 10, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 67 • 35:16

Episode 66 - Take a Break

Welcome to the sixty sixth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the gang chat about some changes to our regularly scheduled programming for the next wee while (thanks to Fran's hand trying to make an escap...

April 19, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 66 • 22:24

Episode 65 - Help Is On Its Way

Welcome to the sixty fifth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the gang answer a bunch of listener questions covering everything from avoiding burnout to what is a good age for kids to start playing with ...

April 05, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 65 • 43:04

Episode 64 - Beauty School Dropout

Welcome to the sixty fourth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the gang chat about our last couple of big events - Caroline Bay Rock'n'Hop and Beach Hop - and share all the fun / weird / confusing / deli...

March 29, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 64 • 39:02

Episode 63 - Cleanin' Out My Closet

Welcome to the sixty third episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the gang chat with professional organiser Carrie from Curate Home NZ about her top tips for keepi...

March 15, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 63 • 29:30

Episode 62 - Help!

Welcome to the sixty second episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the gang answer a bunch of listener questions covering everything from afternoon tea to making massive career changes in the first of our ne...

March 01, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 62 • 52:49

Episode 61 - Miss Pinup New Zealand!

Welcome to the sixty first episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the gang recap the recent Miss Pinup New Zealand contest, talking through our favourite talents, the outfits we'd most like to steal, and the...

February 22, 2023 • 1:51:39

Episode 60 - Winning Ugly

Welcome to the sixtieth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the gang recap our weekends at events around the country (or at home in bed in the case of one bedraggled plague-ridden Aucklander) as well as c...

February 01, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 60 • 41:02

Episode 59 - Working for the Weekend

Welcome to the fifty ninth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the gang recap our weekend at the Kumeu Classic Car & Hotrod Festival, and talk about our plans for this weekends' upcoming events -

January 25, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 59 • 42:10

Episode 58 - So Long Sweet Summer

Welcome to the fifty eighth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the gang recap our summer breaks, and Fran subjects everyone to some of the ridiculous hypothetical scenarios that were discussed around her...

January 13, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 58 • 52:48

Episode 57 - Here Comes Santa Claus

Welcome to the fifty seventh episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week you're invited to our end of year Christmas Party! The team open our super secret presents from Sarah and play a game of Truth or Drink, so...

December 15, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 57 • 58:28

Episode 56 - My Kind of Present

Welcome to the fifty sixth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the team chat about our Christmas gift lists, and share some great ideas for shopping locally, easy homemade presents, and ways to gift an ex...

December 07, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 56 • 44:31

Episode 55 - At the Hop

Welcome to the fifty fifth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the team exhaustedly recap the best bits of our weekend at NZ's largest nostalgia festival - Beach Hop!

November 30, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 55 • 31:16

Episode 54 - What's Going On

Welcome to the fifty third episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week Nicole and Fran answer all your burning questions in a Listener Questions Bonanza, talking about everything from our favourite hair products ...

November 23, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 54 • 31:44

Episode 53 - I'm so Tired

Welcome to the fifty third episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the team chat about festive burnout, and how to say no to people when you're feeling stretched thin enough to see through - whether it's work...

November 16, 2022 • Episode 53 • 45:40

Episode 52 - Welcome to the Theater

Welcome to the fifty second episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the team chat with Ruth Montgomerie (the 'Pageant Concierge' of the Miss Pinup New Zealand organising team) about why they've switched...

November 09, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 52 • 52:52

Episode 51 - Firework

Welcome to the fifty first episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the team chat about why celebrating a bunch of catholics failing to blow up a building 400 years ago on the other side of the world is a bit ...

November 02, 2022 • Episode 51 • 30:29

Episode 50 - This is Halloween

Welcome to the fiftieth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the team chat about why it sucks having halloween in the southern hemisphere, what our halloweens were like as kids, and we brainstorm some exce...

October 26, 2022 • Episode 50 • 44:14

Episode 49 - Pageant Material

Welcome to the forty ninth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the team chat with the recent winner of Miss Vintage Australasia, the gorgeous Angel Blush, about pageant prep, burlesque, and how to put on ...

October 19, 2022 • Episode 49 • 33:34

Episode 48 - Money Maker

Welcome to the forty eighth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the team chat about the way creator-driven online sex work has thrived in the last few years, as well as the stigma that comes with being an...

October 12, 2022 • Episode 48 • 47:29

Episode 47 - Name

Welcome to the forty seventh episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the team find out what our names mean and what people on the internet think about them, as well as chatting about the pressure to give your...

October 05, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 47 • 37:50

Episode 46 - Misguided Ghosts

Welcome to the forty sixth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the team chat about our experiences with the paranormal, and take a test to find out where we sit on the scale of skeptics to believers.........

September 28, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 46 • 58:26

Episode 45 - Boujee on a Budget

Welcome to the forty fifth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the team chat about budgeting - Cheap ways to do your groceries, where we buy second hand clothing, and what to splurge on vs what you can sa...

September 14, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 45 • 49:50

Episode 44 - Dream On

Welcome to the forty fourth episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the team decipher your dreams, and talk about the absolute absurdity that our brains cook up while we're sleeping - Including running away f...

September 07, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 44 • 47:00

Episode 43 - I Was Gonna Cancel

Welcome to the forty second episode of The Beauty School Dropouts Podcast! This week the team chat about bookings, cancellations, and how incredibly frustrating it can be when clients ghost you or don't show up for appointmen...

August 31, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 43 • 39:03